The use of biotechnological approaches for the improvement of crop plants has been more controversial than their use to prepare medically useful products.Why?
A) People eat food that could contain transgenes.
B) Crops are grown outside,and there is a chance that a transgene could escape to other organisms.
C) Herbicide resistance could spread to weed species.
D) Beneficial insects could be harmed by plants expressing the Bt toxin.
E) All of the above

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All of the above reasons contribute to the controversy surrounding the use of biotechnological approaches in crop plants. People are concerned about the potential presence of transgenes in their food, and the possibility of transgenes escaping and spreading to other organisms. There is also concern about the spread of herbicide resistance to weed species and the harm that may come to beneficial insects if crops express the Bt toxin.

The Use of Biotechnological Approaches for the Improvement of Crop